Emma Chandler runs a community of women in late 18th century Texas. It is a safe haven for women who are escaping from the unrighteous dominion of men. When an anonymous enemy starts threatening the women of the community, Emma turns to a man for help. Malachi Shaw is a orphan that Emma's aunts took in for a while when he was a teenager. Malachi has harbored a secret love for Emma for more than a decade, and so when she asks for help, he comes running. They are old friends, but when they see each other as grown adults, it soon becomes clear that their relationship goes beyond friendship. With Emma's dream in peril, and Malachi's career with the railroad on the line, can the take time to look for their own "happily ever after?"
Still looking for something light and uplifting to read, I turned to Karen Witemeyer. She is on the more "preachy" side of Christian historical romance writers, but I was totally up for it last week. The writing is decent, the plot is interesting, and there is a whole cast of colorful characters. It's a bit saccharine, and I wouldn't want to read Witemeyer every week, but this week, it was just the thing. (2016, 366 p)
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